Customer Disservice

 Well, I think I cancelled YouTube TV. They don't make it easy- or do they? Could it be as un-ceremonial as clicking on the "cancel now" button? I did that and it went to a page offering me several different packages I don't want. I didn't expect tears from them, but a "Sorry to see you go" is usually what companies do. So far, no follow-up email either. Maybe I didn't quit? I still have it until my month is up. I was a little slow on their live chat option and very quickly lost the chance to chat with "Kyle". I had words for him that are probably part of my permanent record, though Kyle must have been too busy to read them anyway. 

I got an email from Walmart advising me that unless I quit them by July 15, they would automatically renew the $98 membership dealie/thingy that I never knew I signed up for. I know I never paid for that! And I would never. There are like ZERO perks and my Walmart is like 5 minutes away. No tears, but Walmart was sorry to see me go and cared enough to say so. We're still friends- just not friends with no benefits. 

In fact, I was just at Walmart last week to get a Roku thingy/doohickey so I could get the Cubs channel on my TV. My TV didn't accept the Cubs app, so a wonderful friend suggested the Roku. This worked like a charm. I can stream movies and old TV shows and whatever, just like my Vizio TV does. But I'm paying less and getting Cubs games, so win/win!

Thought I had a line on some very reasonably priced smokes last week. I'm suspicious of everything and everybody on the internet. If this was a scam, they suck at scamming. I live chatted with them and told them of the dilemma- no pay button. Some guy chatted back, "Hello". That's all he had until he emailed again, "What do you want?" So, I repeated that there was no button to click to start the payment process. He sent another email saying I could put my credit card info there, but still no button to actually do that. I got the impression I was dealing with someone in New Delhi or Bangladesh. I thanked him for the displeasure of his *service* and gave up. Never heard from them again. I couldn't pay them if they wanted me too! And I don't think they did. 

People rag on Amazon because Jeff Bezos is such a dick with ears, but you get what you want, and payment is as easy as it should be. 

Speaking of dicks and ears, I ordered (and received!) a nose and ear hair trimmer dealie/whatsit. Now, I know what you're thinking: "Ferrerman is manscaping??!!" Well, that's what Amazon is thinking too because in the email confirming my order, they left that item in my cart blank- for "privacy". I seriously got this thingamajig for my ears. I'm an old man. We get hair in places like ears, and we hate it. Oh, it wouldn't be a bad thing to touch up a little down there, I suppose, but no one sees it but me and I don't care. I'm a bushman, remember. 

Funny thing though; for years I've been joking that I trim the hair on my balls with a weed whacker and this little gizmo is called, "The Weed Wacker". IT'S FOR THE WEEDS IN MY EARS!!! DAMMIT.

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